Chevron is to provide traffic management on the major project set to cut congestion and improve journey times on parts of the M60 and the M62 in Greater Manchester.
The £208 million Highways Agency project will see a 17-mile stretch of the network between junction 8 of the M60 near Sale and junction 20 of the M62 near Rochdale upgraded to a smart motorway – the first of its kind in the North West. The project, to be managed from our Rochdale depot, is the largest individual scheme ever to be awarded to Chevron and will see a traffic management value of £6.6m over the next 2 years.
Andy Hicks, General Manager commented: “Chevron are very proud to be given the opportunity to deliver the traffic management on this prestigious scheme. We continue to be heavily involved with the improvement to health and safety within the TM industry; the outcomes of which lead to schemes such as Manchester Smart Motorways being delivered with Zero Carriageway Crossings undertaken by our team.”
The project is being carried out by Balfour Beatty in partnership with Costain, Carillion, BAM Morgan Sindall and once completed; the smart motorway will tackle the congestion and unpredictable journey times that users of the M60 and M62 experience every day. It is also good news for the construction industry as more than a thousand jobs will be created to help deliver these vital improvements.
